A Meierhof or Meyerhof (from Latin: maiores villae) was a farm or building which was occupied or had been occupied by the administrator (the Meier) of a noble or ecclesiastical estate.[dubious – discuss]
The similar Sedelhof was a tax-exempt farm building owned by a noble that was unfortified.[1]
References
- ^ Dictionary at Burgen-Austria.com Archived 2008-05-10 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
External links
- Fronhof in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Herrschaftliche Eigenhöfe im Spätmittelalter
- Fronhöfe
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